How do you climb?

[Frank]

Ah ha just drop a branch on some power lines, half an hour later a nice big truck turns up with loads of kit.

 

This is an open forum mate, I wouldnt be admitting to things like that if i were you, could get bad name for yourself.

[Mesterh]

This is an open forum mate, I wouldnt be admitting to things like that if i were you, could get bad name for yourself.

 

 

Too late for that.

 

You should hear the things I do to get more money out of customers.

[Frank]

Too late for that.

 

You should hear the things I do to get more money out of customers.

 

Really??? Pray tell.

[18 stoner]

Really??? Pray tell.

 

A flip line and spikes on everything.

 

Not sure all his antics will get more cash:sneaky2:

 

You for real? Cant believe a qualified professional would stoop so low!

[Mesterh]

I'm a hypocrite though mate.

 

Nothing is beyond me.

[Lorry thompson]

I'm still sh1 t any help haha I love using spikes and the best thing about the wire strops is when u climb a tree full of ivy the wire strop will poke through the ivy I've been there tryin to get a rope through ivy and me fatha is on the deck

[Frank]

Ivy is like a ladder.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When you only weigh 10 stone.

[Will Hinchliffe]

I disagree, I never use a wirecore, just use my main line as a back up

 

 

Your self employed and experienced so you have the freedom to choose what safty measures you take.

 

Im employed so try to do things by the book. As a wirecore is provided I use it. Also use my main line as a back up, which is an important saftey measure.

 

I dont mind using a soft stop to work on a pole but using a wirecore is advised in AFAG 401 and safe working practice. My employer has to provide one and I have to use one and make sure others are using one.

[Mesterh]

I actually quite using a wire core when I remember we have one!

 

It's not really the safety aspect just the fact they are easier I think to work than a side strop when chugging. Especially when it's a fairly wide gnarly old stem.

[RobRainford]

Ivy is like a ladder.

 

 

When you only weigh 10 stone.

 

I weigh 10.5 stone. I'm nowhere near using that stuff as a ladder!

 

I use blunt pruning spikes so they don't jam in as far but they slip a lot so I leave trees with tiger stripes! And a 3strand strop that's all frayed and just tied onto my harness